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Current MLB Club Sale Prices

Broken down by club, price, when sale occurred, to whom at the time, notes that includes current controlling owner or general partner currently

Club

Price(millions)

When

Who

Notes

Padres

$800

Aug, 16 2012

Seidler/O’Malley families and Ron Fowler

Fowler serves as the new ownership group’s control person. The involvement of the grandchildren of Walter O’Malley – as represented by the Seidler/O’Malley interests in the team - marks the return to Baseball ownership for his family.

Dodgers

$2,150

May 1, 2012

Guggenheim Baseball Management

Mark R. Walter controlling owner. Includes partnership with McCourt, Johnson, and other purchasers of the Dodgers for 150 acres of land around Dodger Stadium.

Included a $38.5 no-interest loan from MLB to Loria. Sale of Marlins tied to the sale of the Red Sox and Expos. Henry sells Marlins to Loria who sells Expos to MLB for $120 . Expos later relocated to DC and sold to Lerners who rechristen the club "Nationals"

Blue Jays

$137

2000

Rogers Communications

Indians

$323

2000

Larry Dolan

Royals

$96

2000

David Glass

Cardinals

$150

1996

Bill De Witt

Bill De Witt, Jr. current controlling owner

Pirates

$95

1996

Kevin McClatchy bgroup

Bob Nutting became current controlling owner in 2005

Padres

$94

1994

John Moores

A 5-yr process begun in 2009 of selling to Jeff Moorad in place for $480 still in limbo. Owners have yet to approve. Moores forced to sell after divorce from his wife